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2003 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics

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Team Defense

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Passing Rushing
Rk Tm G Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FR 1stPy
1 New England Patriots 16 238 4666 1060 4.4 495 328 618 3232 11 29 4.9 177 401 1434 10 3.6 293 41 12 25
2 Dallas Cowboys 16 260 4056 937 4.3 388 239 492 2631 18 13 5.0 127 413 1425 7 3.5 228 25 12 33
3 Miami Dolphins 16 261 4787 1014 4.7 484 319 529 3335 12 22 5.8 171 441 1452 11 3.3 283 36 14 30
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 264 4466 962 4.6 409 274 475 2710 16 20 5.3 140 451 1756 6 3.9 249 33 13 20
5 Buffalo Bills 16 279 4313 1010 4.3 448 285 508 2707 18 10 5.0 153 464 1606 11 3.5 270 18 8 25
6 Baltimore Ravens 16 281 4341 1026 4.2 418 296 531 2805 19 24 4.9 144 448 1536 6 3.4 248 41 17 26
7 Philadelphia Eagles 16 287 5307 1058 5.0 496 337 559 3236 17 13 5.4 171 461 2071 13 4.5 306 26 13 19
8 New York Jets 16 299 5319 1032 5.2 498 281 455 3025 14 11 6.2 168 542 2294 17 4.2 316 20 9 14
9 Denver Broncos 16 301 4433 910 4.9 405 265 495 2828 17 9 5.3 141 379 1605 11 4.2 241 20 11 23
10 Carolina Panthers 16 304 4725 996 4.7 465 299 522 3003 19 16 5.3 161 434 1722 10 4.0 274 26 10 30
11 Green Bay Packers 16 307 5101 1036 4.9 485 326 589 3400 18 21 5.5 172 413 1701 10 4.1 288 32 11 25
12 Cleveland Browns 16 322 4959 994 5.0 466 297 502 2846 13 15 5.3 160 457 2113 14 4.6 283 22 7 23
13 Tennessee Titans 16 324 4901 926 5.3 471 332 546 3606 20 21 6.2 167 342 1295 10 3.8 275 34 13 29
14 New Orleans Saints 16 326 5234 997 5.2 487 264 485 2993 20 14 5.8 165 480 2241 12 4.7 298 27 13 24
15 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 327 4783 968 4.9 451 294 484 3042 20 14 5.9 155 449 1741 14 3.9 270 25 11 26
16 Seattle Seahawks 16 327 5239 1069 4.9 515 343 573 3480 24 16 5.7 183 456 1759 9 3.9 304 28 12 28
17 St. Louis Rams 16 328 5052 964 5.2 452 296 510 3072 23 24 5.6 164 412 1980 9 4.8 272 46 22 16
18 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 331 4657 976 4.8 468 303 510 3251 23 15 6.1 172 442 1406 12 3.2 276 27 12 20
19 Kansas City Chiefs 16 332 5707 1054 5.4 524 332 565 3363 19 25 5.6 184 453 2344 18 5.2 322 37 12 18
20 Indianapolis Colts 16 336 4789 913 5.2 441 277 445 2809 18 15 5.9 138 437 1980 19 4.5 279 30 15 24
21 San Francisco 49ers 16 337 4928 976 5.0 485 310 514 3238 25 23 5.8 165 420 1690 13 4.0 292 37 14 28
22 Chicago Bears 16 346 4947 992 5.0 474 326 525 3082 20 15 5.7 156 449 1865 13 4.2 289 20 5 29
23 Minnesota Vikings 16 353 5356 955 5.6 538 311 531 3477 17 28 6.1 186 387 1879 22 4.9 316 35 7 36
24 Washington Redskins 16 372 5412 1014 5.3 528 285 483 3195 23 17 6.3 176 504 2217 20 4.4 325 30 13 27
25 Oakland Raiders 16 379 5904 1036 5.7 507 286 467 3394 21 14 6.9 159 544 2510 21 4.6 317 25 11 31
26 Detroit Lions 16 379 5360 997 5.4 491 331 522 3578 26 15 6.5 166 447 1782 14 4.0 298 28 13 27
27 Houston Texans 16 380 6082 1054 5.8 542 297 502 3712 22 14 7.1 179 533 2370 15 4.4 336 22 8 27
28 Cincinnati Bengals 16 384 5620 999 5.6 521 297 508 3402 23 14 6.3 177 461 2218 18 4.8 320 24 10 24
29 New York Giants 16 387 5320 1060 5.0 526 309 519 3412 25 10 6.0 178 496 1908 12 3.8 314 22 12 34
30 Atlanta Falcons 16 422 6108 1043 5.9 544 323 508 3800 28 15 7.0 187 499 2308 21 4.6 333 31 16 24
31 San Diego Chargers 16 441 5593 1072 5.2 528 322 524 3375 36 13 6.1 178 518 2218 12 4.3 326 20 7 24
32 Arizona Cardinals 16 452 5504 993 5.5 532 311 497 3589 29 13 6.9 184 475 1915 17 4.0 326 23 10 22
Avg Team 333.3 5092.8 1002.9 5.1 292.7 303.0 515.4 3207.1 20.4 16.8 5.8 165.8 453.4 1885.7 13.3 4.2 101.6 28.5 11.7 25.3
League Total 10666 162969 32093 5.1 9367 9695 16493 102628 654 538 5.8 5304 14508 60341 427 4.2 3252 911 373 811
Avg Tm/G 20.8 318.3 62.7 5.1 18.3 18.9 32.2 200.4 1.3 1.1 5.8 10.4 28.3 117.9 0.8 4.2 6.4 1.8 0.7 1.6

Passing Defense

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Rk Tm G Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1 Dallas Cowboys 16 239 492 48.6 2631 18 3.7 13 2.6 5.3 4.5 11.0 164.4 66.0 32 189 5.0 3.9
2 Buffalo Bills 16 285 508 56.1 2707 18 3.5 10 2.0 5.3 4.8 9.5 169.2 74.6 38 231 5.0 4.0
3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 274 475 57.7 2710 16 3.4 20 4.2 5.7 4.1 9.9 169.4 67.6 36 234 5.3 3.4
4 Baltimore Ravens 16 296 531 55.7 2805 19 3.6 24 4.5 5.3 3.6 9.5 175.3 63.6 47 353 4.9 2.7
5 Indianapolis Colts 16 277 445 62.2 2809 18 4.0 15 3.4 6.3 5.2 10.1 175.6 79.7 31 225 5.9 4.4
6 Denver Broncos 16 265 495 53.5 2828 17 3.4 9 1.8 5.7 5.2 10.7 176.8 74.4 36 221 5.3 4.5
7 Cleveland Browns 16 297 502 59.2 2846 13 2.6 15 3.0 5.7 4.6 9.6 177.9 71.2 35 203 5.3 3.9
8 New Orleans Saints 16 264 485 54.4 2993 20 4.1 14 2.9 6.2 5.3 11.3 187.1 74.9 32 171 5.8 4.6
9 Carolina Panthers 16 299 522 57.3 3003 19 3.6 16 3.1 5.8 4.7 10.0 187.7 73.1 40 212 5.3 4.0
10 New York Jets 16 281 455 61.8 3025 14 3.1 11 2.4 6.6 5.9 10.8 189.1 81.4 35 218 6.2 5.0
11 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 294 484 60.7 3042 20 4.1 14 2.9 6.3 5.4 10.3 190.1 80.6 35 203 5.9 4.6
12 St. Louis Rams 16 296 510 58.0 3072 23 4.5 24 4.7 6.0 4.4 10.4 192.0 71.0 42 291 5.6 3.5
13 Chicago Bears 16 326 525 62.1 3082 20 3.8 15 2.9 5.9 5.0 9.5 192.6 79.1 18 105 5.7 4.6
14 Washington Redskins 16 285 483 59.0 3195 23 4.8 17 3.5 6.6 5.5 11.2 199.7 80.0 27 159 6.3 4.9
15 New England Patriots 16 328 618 53.1 3232 11 1.8 29 4.7 5.2 3.3 9.9 202.0 54.5 41 253 4.9 2.7
16 Philadelphia Eagles 16 337 559 60.3 3236 17 3.0 13 2.3 5.8 5.0 9.6 202.3 76.9 38 248 5.4 4.3
17 San Francisco 49ers 16 310 514 60.3 3238 25 4.9 23 4.5 6.3 4.8 10.4 202.4 76.2 42 306 5.8 3.9
18 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 303 510 59.4 3251 23 4.5 15 2.9 6.4 5.5 10.7 203.2 80.9 24 134 6.1 5.0
19 Miami Dolphins 16 319 529 60.3 3335 12 2.3 22 4.2 6.3 4.7 10.5 208.4 68.8 44 253 5.8 3.9
20 Kansas City Chiefs 16 332 565 58.8 3363 19 3.4 25 4.4 6.0 4.3 10.1 210.2 68.6 36 251 5.6 3.6
21 San Diego Chargers 16 322 524 61.5 3375 36 6.9 13 2.5 6.4 6.0 10.5 210.9 92.7 30 200 6.1 5.3
22 Oakland Raiders 16 286 467 61.2 3394 21 4.5 14 3.0 7.3 6.4 11.9 212.1 85.9 25 162 6.9 5.7
23 Green Bay Packers 16 326 589 55.3 3400 18 3.1 21 3.6 5.8 4.5 10.4 212.5 67.6 34 200 5.5 3.9
24 Cincinnati Bengals 16 297 508 58.5 3402 23 4.5 14 2.8 6.7 5.9 11.5 212.6 82.3 30 196 6.3 5.2
25 New York Giants 16 309 519 59.5 3412 25 4.8 10 1.9 6.6 6.2 11.0 213.3 87.1 45 298 6.0 5.2
26 Minnesota Vikings 16 311 531 58.6 3477 17 3.2 28 5.3 6.5 4.5 11.2 217.3 66.9 37 245 6.1 3.8
27 Seattle Seahawks 16 343 573 59.9 3480 24 4.2 16 2.8 6.1 5.2 10.1 217.5 79.6 40 248 5.7 4.5
28 Detroit Lions 16 331 522 63.4 3578 26 5.0 15 2.9 6.9 6.1 10.8 223.6 88.1 28 182 6.5 5.4
29 Arizona Cardinals 16 311 497 62.6 3589 29 5.8 13 2.6 7.2 6.6 11.5 224.3 92.9 21 97 6.9 6.2
30 Tennessee Titans 16 332 546 60.8 3606 20 3.7 21 3.8 6.6 5.2 10.9 225.4 76.5 38 223 6.2 4.5
31 Houston Texans 16 297 502 59.2 3712 22 4.4 14 2.8 7.4 6.6 12.5 232.0 85.2 19 123 7.1 6.1
32 Atlanta Falcons 16 323 508 63.6 3800 28 5.5 15 3.0 7.5 6.7 11.8 237.5 92.3 36 205 7.0 5.9
Avg Team 303.0 515.4 58.8 3207.1 20.4 4.0 16.8 3.3 71 6.2 5.2 10.6 200.4 76.6 34.1 213.7 5.4 4.4 6.2
League Total 9695 16493 58.8 102628 654 4.0 538 3.3 86 6.2 5.2 10.6 6414.3 76.6 1092 6839 5.4 4.4 6.2
Avg Tm/G 18.9 32.2 58.8 200.4 1.3 4.0 1.1 3.3 6.2 5.2 10.6 200.4 76.6 2.1 13.4 5.4 4.4 6.2

Rushing Defense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Tennessee Titans 16 342 1295 10 3.8 80.9
2 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 442 1406 12 3.2 87.9
3 Dallas Cowboys 16 413 1425 7 3.5 89.1
4 New England Patriots 16 401 1434 10 3.6 89.6
5 Miami Dolphins 16 441 1452 11 3.3 90.8
6 Baltimore Ravens 16 448 1536 6 3.4 96.0
7 Denver Broncos 16 379 1605 11 4.2 100.3
8 Buffalo Bills 16 464 1606 11 3.5 100.4
9 San Francisco 49ers 16 420 1690 13 4.0 105.6
10 Green Bay Packers 16 413 1701 10 4.1 106.3
11 Carolina Panthers 16 434 1722 10 4.0 107.6
12 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 449 1741 14 3.9 108.8
13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 451 1756 6 3.9 109.8
14 Seattle Seahawks 16 456 1759 9 3.9 109.9
15 Detroit Lions 16 447 1782 14 4.0 111.4
16 Chicago Bears 16 449 1865 13 4.2 116.6
17 Minnesota Vikings 16 387 1879 22 4.9 117.4
18 New York Giants 16 496 1908 12 3.8 119.3
19 Arizona Cardinals 16 475 1915 17 4.0 119.7
20 St. Louis Rams 16 412 1980 9 4.8 123.8
21 Indianapolis Colts 16 437 1980 19 4.5 123.8
22 Philadelphia Eagles 16 461 2071 13 4.5 129.4
23 Cleveland Browns 16 457 2113 14 4.6 132.1
24 Washington Redskins 16 504 2217 20 4.4 138.6
25 San Diego Chargers 16 518 2218 12 4.3 138.6
26 Cincinnati Bengals 16 461 2218 18 4.8 138.6
27 New Orleans Saints 16 480 2241 12 4.7 140.1
28 New York Jets 16 542 2294 17 4.2 143.4
29 Atlanta Falcons 16 499 2308 21 4.6 144.3
30 Kansas City Chiefs 16 453 2344 18 5.2 146.5
31 Houston Texans 16 533 2370 15 4.4 148.1
32 Oakland Raiders 16 544 2510 21 4.6 156.9
Avg Team 453.4 1885.7 13.3 57 4.2 117.9 25.2
League Total 14508 60341 427 98 4.2 3771.3 806
Avg Tm/G 28.3 117.9 0.8 4.2 117.9 1.6

Kick & Punt Returns Against

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1 Washington Redskins 16 40 0 60 1238 0 20.6
2 Miami Dolphins 16 29 0 47 1010 0 21.5
3 New York Jets 16 22 1 71 1496 0 21.1
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 39 0 59 1393 0 23.6
5 Kansas City Chiefs 16 38 1 87 2043 0 23.5
6 Indianapolis Colts 16 32 0 93 1999 2 21.5
7 Philadelphia Eagles 16 35 0 74 1590 1 21.5
8 Denver Broncos 16 46 1 73 1679 0 23.0
9 Seattle Seahawks 16 29 0 79 1626 0 20.6
10 Green Bay Packers 16 32 0 82 1707 1 20.8
11 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 40 0 58 1227 0 21.2
12 Arizona Cardinals 16 41 2 48 1042 0 21.7
13 San Francisco 49ers 16 28 1 77 1641 0 21.3
14 Cincinnati Bengals 16 47 0 71 1470 0 20.7
15 Buffalo Bills 16 52 0 55 1080 0 19.6
16 Tennessee Titans 16 30 1 81 1521 0 18.8
17 Carolina Panthers 16 35 1 70 1425 0 20.4
18 New York Giants 16 40 2 56 1128 0 20.1
19 Minnesota Vikings 16 29 0 75 1608 0 21.4
20 Cleveland Browns 16 33 0 60 1231 0 20.5
21 St. Louis Rams 16 32 2 83 1985 2 23.9
22 Baltimore Ravens 16 42 0 70 1495 1 21.4
23 New England Patriots 16 38 1 77 1623 0 21.1
24 Dallas Cowboys 16 34 0 66 1448 0 21.9
25 New Orleans Saints 16 36 0 67 1587 2 23.7
26 Chicago Bears 16 36 0 64 1367 1 21.4
27 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 47 0 66 1359 1 20.6
28 Oakland Raiders 16 52 0 57 1474 0 25.9
29 Detroit Lions 16 59 1 53 1313 1 24.8
30 Houston Texans 16 43 1 53 1149 0 21.7
31 Atlanta Falcons 16 35 1 62 1204 0 19.4
32 San Diego Chargers 16 38 2 67 1437 1 21.4
Avg Team 37.8 360.6 0.6 50 9.5 67.5 1456.1 0.4 69 21.6 6909.5
League Total 1209 11540 18 93 9.5 2161 46595 13 100 21.6 221104
Avg Tm/G 2.4 22.5 0.0 9.5 4.2 91.0 0.0 21.6 431.8

Kicking & Punting Against

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Rk Tm G FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1 Cleveland Browns 16 43 35 81.4% 31 31 100.0% 76 3146 41.4
2 New York Jets 16 27 20 74.1% 33 33 100.0% 66 2521 38.2
3 Arizona Cardinals 16 28 21 75.0% 53 53 100.0% 67 2680 40.0
4 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 27 24 88.9% 34 33 97.1% 75 3075 41.0
5 Buffalo Bills 16 31 23 74.2% 26 26 100.0% 93 3553 38.2
6 Minnesota Vikings 16 26 21 80.8% 36 36 100.0% 64 2579 40.3
7 San Diego Chargers 16 26 23 88.5% 53 52 98.1% 74 3160 42.7
8 New Orleans Saints 16 31 25 80.6% 35 35 100.0% 76 3184 41.9
9 New York Giants 16 37 28 75.7% 42 41 97.6% 82 2919 35.6
10 Cincinnati Bengals 16 33 28 84.8% 38 38 100.0% 67 2848 42.5
11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 34 25 73.5% 27 27 100.0% 82 3559 43.4
12 Denver Broncos 16 28 25 89.3% 29 28 96.6% 85 3664 43.1
13 Washington Redskins 16 31 19 61.3% 45 45 100.0% 71 2996 42.2
14 Chicago Bears 16 38 31 81.6% 33 31 93.9% 76 3070 40.4
15 Houston Texans 16 35 28 80.0% 40 40 100.0% 75 3128 41.7
16 Detroit Lions 16 24 17 70.8% 46 46 100.0% 84 3570 42.5
17 San Francisco 49ers 16 26 17 65.4% 40 40 100.0% 76 2972 39.1
18 Seattle Seahawks 16 31 25 80.6% 35 34 97.1% 76 3025 39.8
19 St. Louis Rams 16 24 19 79.2% 36 35 97.2% 74 3064 41.4
20 Atlanta Falcons 16 25 19 76.0% 48 47 97.9% 82 3559 43.4
21 Indianapolis Colts 16 21 16 76.2% 38 38 100.0% 74 3115 42.1
22 Miami Dolphins 16 31 26 83.9% 23 23 100.0% 80 3296 41.2
23 Green Bay Packers 16 33 30 90.9% 29 29 100.0% 83 3403 41.0
24 Carolina Panthers 16 32 21 65.6% 32 31 96.9% 90 3780 42.0
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